‘We remember the sorrow’: The Key Bridge collapse, two years later

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 964

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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As an early morning haze dissipated over the Patapsco River on Thursday, a metallic drumbeat punctuated the crisp March air.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

It is the sound of progress. Or more specifically, a hammer driving a towering steel pile into the riverbed — one of more than a thousand that will make up the foundation of the new Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Two years ago, this place on the Patapsco River was a horrific melee …

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